"I promise that my soldiers can kill them in the shortest time!" As soon as he thought of the purpose of coming here, Matonis mustered up the courage to speak loudly.

Davers's face darkened: "Nonsense! Do you think this is playing rugby games, do whatever you want?! Go back and command your brigade quickly. If it affects the attack of the entire legion, military law will not spare you!"

After seeing Matonis leaving in disappointment, Davers turned to Thormid and said, "Go and tell Amintas that Matonis asked to replace his squad, because the third squad can do better and let him do it."

Thormid immediately understood Davers' intention and rode away.

When Eumacas saw Davers commanding generals and soldiers as if they were armed, they were not comparable to those of the generals Tarantum's temporary command, he felt a little complicated.

"Sir Eumacas, let's go up the hill." Davers led the guards to the hill behind him.

"Uh?" Eumacas asked in surprise: "Mr. Davers, are we not involved in the offensive?"

"If I participate in the offensive, who will command the battle?" Davers smiled.

"After the battle begins, do you still need command?" Eumacas, who had participated in battles many times when he was young, could not understand that a consul did not lead the way, but "hide" behind the troops. But he saw that the soldiers behind Davers all looked as if they were taken for granted, and obviously did not think that their consul was a coward.

Eumacas had no choice but to follow behind with a lot of doubt.

"Sir Commander, what is my squad's combat mission?" Yizam caught up and asked Davers directly. Now his subordinates have completed the mission of exploring the way and are returning from all over the place.

"Your brigade..." Davers turned his head and looked at the mountain reconnaissance brigade that was gathering not far away, and almost forgot about this important force. He thought for a while and said, "For the time being, as a reserve team, let them hide in the pass when we came first."

"Ah...the reserve team?!" Izam was a little dissatisfied when he heard this.

"Don't worry, mountain combat is your specialty, and you will be indispensable after the battle begins." Davers comforted him and said.

Izam laughed.

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"How is it? I'll just say you will fail! After following Davers for so long, you don't know him yet. Once you fight, it's like a different person. No matter how good your relationship with him is, you will strictly require you to obey orders, otherwise... hum..." Oliverson said half-joking and half-comfortably when he saw Matonis coming back with a dejected head.

Martonis ignored him and walked straight to the military flag of his brigade.

"Captain, the company has been lined up!" The adjutant stepped forward to report.

"Call the company captains over, I have something to say!" Martonis said with a calm face.

Soon, five company captains arrived.

"You all listen. I only have one requirement. All soldiers must attack with all their might. Our third battalion must be the first to break through the enemy's front!" Martonis looked at them and said firmly: "Which company, which team, which team, and which soldier performs poorly, I will not only scold him! And I will not even think of seeing my good face in the future!"

"I understand!" The company captains replied loudly. They did not feel the pressure, but were all excited.

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"You guys, please listen, take off your helmet!" The team leader gave the order.

Although the soldiers followed the order and took off their heavy Corinthian helmets, some recruits were surprised: "The war is about to start, why do you have to take off your helmets instead? Isn't this easy to get hurt?"

After experiencing Persian expeditions, veterans who have carried out many mountain battles will tell them: "We have to climb upwards and attack with our heads raised. The helmet is too heavy, which makes us fall down. Moreover, the helmet eye holes are small. When we raise our heads, the helmet slides backwards, which can easily block our sight and is not conducive to combat..."

"But without the protection of a helmet, we are easily injured!" The recruits were still a little worried.

"Isn't there still a round shield?" The veteran poses, pushing the round shield on his head, leaning forward, at a very large angle: "See, no! There is a round shield and slope to protect your body, and you won't be injured!" Speaking of this, he sighed: "It's a pity that our new helmet cannot be worn this time, otherwise you will have no problem wearing it, climbing a mountain, and fighting!"

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"King, look at the enemy's right wing!" General Puchetti Poulo pointed at the foot of the mountain: behind a team of "cubes"-like Greek arrays, there were troops moving continuously to the far end of the right wing...

"Their right wing is obviously more numerous than the left wing! Our army does not have that many people. To form an array as long as they do, the thickness of the formation must be thinned so that the defense will be weakened. However, if they do not do so, their soldiers will be detoured from the outside of our left wing and attack our wing..."

Teremoni frowned and watched the changes at the foot of the mountain. He understood the enemy's intentions. He looked at the enemy's "small squares" that had not yet been connected to form a large square array, so he thought there was enough time to adjust.

Puchetti's army was located on the top of the hills, and Davers could not see the approximate number of the Mesapi coalition. In fact, the army of Trimoni was less than 12,000, plus more than 3,000 Mesapi soldiers led by Iglatiya, with a total of only 15,000 people. The reinforcements of the Dionian army, only 14,000 people, plus one mountain reconnaissance brigade, and 3,000 people from Heraclia and Metapontum, were 3,000 more than the Mesapi coalition in front of them.

Trimony is the biggest reliance of the hills, and he must not lose his superiority. So he made a quick decision: "Pullo, you can bring 1,500 people to strengthen the left wing!"

Just as the Pucheti people began to mobilize their troops and prepare to rush to the left wing, the military roar at the foot of the mountain suddenly rang.

Trimony was very surprised: The Greeks had already made a quadron formation and attacked in a hurry?

In his puzzled eyes, the "small squares" formed by the Dionians had begun to slowly move forward, and then turned their heads to look at their own army. Although the Puchettis did not have tightly arranged square formations like Greece, but also had neat and orderly formations, the soldiers were completely in chaos because of the withdrawal of troops.

"Purlo, stop dispatching troops!" He hurriedly ordered.

"Yes! But what to do on the left?"

Teremoni thought for a while and said, "Go tell Timoglas immediately, and let him transfer all the cavalrymen who were idle behind him to assist our left wing!"

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Trifias also did not expect the Dionians to start attacking so quickly, and his army was still rushing to the right wing.

"Sir, what should we do?!" the subordinate asked anxiously.

"Let's get to our position first." Trifias said calmly.

Fortunately, because of the forward movement of the Dionian army, the mountain pass became less narrow and more convenient for their march.

Davers couldn't help but praise when he heard the sound of the bugle: "The First Legion is moving very quickly!"

Then, a military call sounded on the right.

He nodded: "The Second Legion is not slow either!"

"Mr. Commander!" Tormid came from the bottom of the mountain and said breathlessly: "Heraklia and Metapontum's troops have not yet arrived at the predetermined position and cannot launch an attack."

"Don't worry, they will attack later, but it's better." Davers said calmly, as if everything was in control.

Thormeed is also a smart person. Once Davers reminded him, he immediately understood: the soldiers of Heraclia and Metapontum are weak in combat. If they attack at the same time, they are at a disadvantage in attacking the fierce Map coalition, and they may encounter failure and become a drag on the entire army. Their late arrival will make the enemy on the opposite side at a loss, and they may participate in the battle with the Second Legion, making the late arrival of Trifias and their 3,000 men an extra surprise soldier on the battlefield!

Eumacas could not be as relaxed as Davers. After the sound of the bugle, his heartbeat began to accelerate, and his eyes moved with the movement of the army below the mountain. A battle of nearly 40,000 people was about to begin. The victory or defeat of this battle will determine the fate of the Tarantum army...

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The Tarantum army, which was about to be determined, was not far from this battlefield. On the narrow and winding valley pass, their six-mile marching column was ambushed by the Daomesapi people, fell into chaos and panic, and completely lost its organization and command, and could only fight for their own.

Diomeras had no time to regret not following Davers' words. He shouted loudly to cheer up the soldiers around him and fight bravely for survival. But on the boiling battlefield, his voice was like a stone thrown into the rapids and could not play any role.

The Mesapi people gradually compressed them tightly from the clamping on both sides, making it difficult for them to even wave their spears.

Diomilas's ears were filled with the screams of the soldiers, and he gradually felt desperate...

At this moment, on the battlefield, there were no big or small commotions, regardless of the enemy.

"The sound of the bugle! It's the sound of the bugle! Our reinforcements are coming!" The cheers of the soldiers broke into Diomilas's slightly numb ears, cheering him up and listening carefully.

The noise in the sky still could not stop the sharp sound of warlocks. It broke through the many obstacles and echoed faintly in the valley where the sound of killing sounds shook the sky...

The image of Davers immediately appeared in the mind of Dionylas. At this moment, he no longer had disgust and shouted happily: "Citizens, hold on! The Dionys are coming!..."

Needless to say, the soldiers had seen hope of life, and their morale naturally rose. However, the Mesapi people were stepping up their attack...
Chapter completed!